1- Joan Jett Bron September 22, 1958, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2- She received her first guitar at the age of 14
3- Jett took guitar lessons, but they did not last long when the teacher would discourage her by saying girls don’t play rock and roll.
4- She reached the peak of her career after being associated with the band ‘Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
5- Joan Jett was determined to form a band at the age of 15. The same year, she founded her own band, ‘The Runaways,’ with a few of her female friends
6- Jett supplied theme songs for the ESPN X Games premiere and has contributed music to all their games since
7- She Met Cherie Currie At Rodney’s English Disco, The Same Place Where Iggy Pop Famously Cut Himself
8- She is a huge fan of the New York Liberty of the WNBA, and can often be seen sitting courtside at their games.
9- Her teacher once threw her out of her voice lessons. The teacher was an opera singer who didn’t like the way Jett was dressed.
10- She Ranked #32 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll
11- Joan Jett on 87th space in rock magazine Rolling Stones’ list of the top 100 guitarists of all time
12- Joan is a “liberal” and strongly opposed the Iraq War. She has also been associated with ‘People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ (PETA) and has claimed to be a vegetarian for more than 30 years.
13- Her single, “I Love Rock And Roll” went to #1 on the Billboard charts in 1982.
14- In 2004, Jett narrated a short film, Godly Boyish, about two teenagers who share suicidal fantasies.
15- She became one of the first female artists to found her own record label
16- She Ranked #54 on VH1’s 100 Sexiest Artists.
17- Jett has also been a consistent supporter of the United States Armed Forces
18- Her best-known hits are enough I Love Rock’n’Roll, Crimson and Clover and I Hate Myself For Loving You
19- Her Father Hated Rock ‘n’ Roll, But He “put Up With It”
20- In 1997, she appeared on the sitcom Ellen in the episode “Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah”, performing the title song
21- She has been described as the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll and the Godmother of Punk.
22- Joan Jett inducted into the WAMA (Washington Area Music Association) Hall of Fame in 1993.
23- She was actually on stage at the induction ceremony in 2014 when she played with Nirvana and stood in for Kurt Cobain.
24- In 2015, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
25- She was a staunch supporter of the politician Howard Dean, the governor of Vermont from 1991-2003
26- Joan Jett & The Blackhearts Were Bigger Than Scorpions In Their Own Country
27- She Ranked #66 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Hard Rock Artists along with The Blackhearts.
28- Jett was the subject of a documentary, Bad Reputation, which was released in theaters and streaming on September 28, 2018
29- She has three albums that have been certified Platinum or Gold, and has been a feministicon throughout her career
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